Sterling Silver Wedding Jewellery

Gold is the conventional choice for wedding jewellery. But if the following conventional route doesn’t appeal to you then create your wedding jewellery from sterling silver. If you are running on a very tight wedding budget then silver jewellery will the best bargain for you.

The way a particular scent reminds people of a particular phase in their life, similarly wedding jewellery reminds the couple of their wedding day all throughout their life. Besides the wedding ring, other pieces of jewellery that form a part of the wedding jewellery are necklace, pendant, earrings, and bracelets. A woman always treasure each piece of wedding jewellery as it acts as a beautiful reminder of the most important day in her life. Some women also choose to store it carefully so that they can pass it on to the next generation as a family heirloom.

Gold is the conventional choice for wedding jewellery. But if following the conventional route doesn’t appeal to you then create your wedding jewellery from sterling silver. The other reason to opt for sterling silver is its affordability. If you are running on a very tight wedding budget then silver jewellery will the best bargain for you.

Sterling silver is when pure silver is mixed with some other metal, mostly copper. This is done mainly for two reasons. Silver in its purest form is very soft hence that can get disfigured if used very roughly. Hence a hard metal like copper when mixed with silver, the result is a stronger and durable alloy known as sterling silver. Another reason is mixing another metal in pure silver, slows down the tarnishing process. Besides copper, other metals that can be mixed to produce stronger silver are germanium, zinc and platinum.

There are endless designs available in sterling wedding jewellery. A delicate silver chain and equally delicate silver pendant will look extremely elegant if you are planning to wear a wedding dress with elaborate designs. If your wedding dress is simple then a silver choker necklace will make your day. A pair of silver earrings or silver bracelet also looks attractive. Adding diamonds and other colourful gemstones like emeralds, sapphires, rubies, garnets and amethyst to your silver wedding jewellery is also a great way to break the monotony and pet it up a bit. The contrast of white silver and vibrant gemstone is what does the trick!

If you want to add a bit of twist to your silver wedding jewellery then you can opt for oxidized silver jewellery. Oxidized silver jewellery gives the feel of being vintage that adds to their charm. This version of silver is darker in colour, it has less shine and thus looks exotic. Oxidized silver looks extremely beautiful when paired with diamonds and other gemstones. If you are following a vintage theme on your wedding then vintage silver jewellery will perfectly complete your vintage look.

Many people complain that sterling silver tarnishes very fast. Though it is true, but the metal can’t be blamed completely. The way you take care of your diamonds so that it stays for long, similarly one has to take proper care of silver jewellery as well. When exposed to air silver starts tarnishing due to its inherent properties. Hence first step towards keeping silver safe is minimizing its exposure to air. So store it in a good box, when not in use. Regular clean-up and polishing at a reputed jewellery shop will also help to keep your sterling silver jewellery sparkling for a long time. There are tarnish prevention bags and cloth available in the market that will further help to take care of your sterling silver.